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Pawlenty lists Iowa legislators who back him GOP presidental-nomination Locals to oppose Obama candidate Tim Pawlenty named 10 Iowa legislators to his Iowa Legislative Steering Committee Group hopes to bring national health insurance and withdrawal from Afghanistan to forefront of 2012 race. on Monday, according to a cam- paign press release. Among the lawmakers is Sen. Shawn Hamerlinck, R-Dixon, who has come under fire for his June comments to Iowa student lobby- ists, telling the students at the Statehouse to leave the “political circus” to the Legislature. Rep. Erik Helland, R-Johnston, is the Majority Whip in the Iowa House and is the state director of Pawlenty’s campaign. “I am fortunate to have this tal- ented group of legislators on my team,” Pawlenty said in the release. “Their experience and knowledge combined with their eagerness to restore American prosperity bolsters my Iowa cam- paign’s efforts to build successful coalitions in this important state.” Pawlenty also chose Rep. Chris Hagenow, R-Windsor Heights, the cur- rent chairman of the House Committee on Government Oversight. Other legislators in the Iowa Legislative Steering Committee are Sen. Randy Feenstra, R-Hull; Rep. Linda Miller, R-Bettendorf; Rep. Matt Windschitl, R-Missouri Valley; Rep. Chip Baltimore, R- Boone; Rep. Joel Fry, R-Osceola; and Rep. Steve Lukan, R-Dubuque. — by Ariana Witt Obama issues disaster declaration for 6 Iowa counties

President Obama authorized a DAVID GUTTENFELDER/ASSOCIATED PRESS Presidential Major Disaster Medics carry a Marine who was overcome by heat exhaustion to a medical-evacuation helicopter in the Nawa district of Afghanistan’s Helmand province on July 6, 2009. Declaration for six Iowa counties affected by flooding along the President Obama plans to end U.S. combat operations in Afghanistan by 2014, but an Iowa City chapter of Health Care Not Warfare is pushing for a more immediate exit. Missouri River Monday, according to a press release from Gov. Terry By LINDSAY DOUGLAS “One more death is one unnecessary Branstad’s office. [email protected] death,” said Cox. Branstad received notice of He said the money-less and staff-less Obama’s decision Monday. Organizers in Iowa City are frustrated campaign is one of two in Iowa that will be According to the release, the pres- at President Obama’s war record and devoted to providing an alternative to a ident’s declaration will provide fed- are organizing caucus delegates to push renomination of Obama. The group plans eral funds for Fremont, Harrison, for a quicker end to the war in to hold monthly meetings until the cau- Mills, Monona, Pottawattamie, and Afghanistan. cuses to ensure their success. The other Woodbury Counties. With the group Health Care Not War- group is focused on corporate money, fami- This marks the 12th presiden- fare, University of Iowa history Professor ly farming, and environmental issues but tial disaster declaration in the hasn’t decided on a name. state since March 2007. Jeff Cox is spearheading that movement “Everybody knows he’s going to be “I am pleased to see the by recruiting volunteers to act as re-elected,” Cox said. “The real alter- Presidential Major Disaster precinct coordinators who will attend Declaration for these six counties 2012 Iowa caucuses and persuade native is to give people the opportunity came through,” Branstad said in uncommitted delegates to stand up for to talk about the direction of our coun- the release. “As we are still national health-care insurance and try.” actively fighting the flood, this peace in Afghanistan. Attendees at Monday’s meeting agreed. JESSA HANSEN/THE DAILY IOWAN declaration provides a much Cox said he is not particularly commit- “If you’re a loyal Democrat with a big ‘D’ Health Care not Warfare Caucus Campaign holds a meeting in the Iowa needed financial boost to our ted to anyone but said Obama has been City Public Library on Monday. The campaign intends to elect dele- local governments.” promising to get troops out of Afghanistan gates at the 2012 Iowa caucuses who support health care for all and The disaster declaration will since he’s been in office,and it hasn’t happened. SEE DELEGATES, 3 back withdrawing all American forces from Afghanistan. also fund conducting hazard-miti- gation projects for all of Iowa, which would minimize the effect of future natural disasters. — by Ariana Witt IC Public Library gives McCallum DAILY IOWAN TV To watch Daily Iowan TV, go online runs again at dailyiowan.com. local literacy a free ride mentary-school students keep their library. It’s an incentive to The candidate says Iowa The Iowa City their minds sharp over the long both ride the bus and read.” summer months, said Heidi Mason City High School stu- City needs leadership Public Library’s Lauritzen, the Public Library dent Sam Vrieze said she focused on expanding the circulation services director. agrees. circulation totaled “A lot of education studies out “It’s a good idea,” she said. city’s tax base. “More people would probably 1,525,831 in there show that if kids don’t By ZACHARY POUND read over summer, the progress come to the library.” fiscal 2010. they made in classrooms over Summer typically brings the [email protected] the school year before slips a library’s busiest months, Lau- lot,” she said. “If they continue to ritzen said, due to the number of Local developer Mark McCallum By LUKE VOELZ summer camps and youth-tar- INDEX read, that helps them be ready announced his candidacy [email protected] geted reading activities. Winter to start their next grade.” Classifieds 9 Spotlight 2 comes as a close second because for Iowa City City Coun- City bus tickets are facing a Library patron Adriana Crossword 6 Sports 10 of the academic rush around cil Monday with plans to cheaper, plastic alternative: Mendez, who rides the bus daily finals weeks. Opinions 4 improve housing and library cards. using a bus pass, said the pro- These circulation trends have Iowa City Public Library offi- gram would help Iowa City’s lit- remained steady despite a digi- historical preservation. WEATHER cials said the library’s Ride & eracy while also supporting pub- tal-book industry that brought The 24-year resident Read program, which allows lic transportation. almost $300 million in revenue Mark McCallum library cardholders a free ride to of Iowa City said he HIGH LOW “I think it’s a great idea to get over 2010, a 30-fold increase Council Candidate the library on city buses, has plans to focus on diversi- 79 59 people more invested in read- from five previous years, accord- increased in popularity since its ing to an International Digital ing,” she said. “This is a fairly lit- fying downtown housing with multi-fam- Sunny, breezy founding in 2007, along with cir- Publishing Forum survey. culation. erate community, but more peo- The program has helped ele- ple should still be coming to SEE READ AND RIDE, 2 SEE MCCALLUM, 3

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ANTHONY BAUER/THE DAILY IOWAN Greg Bal, the director of Student Legal Services, stands in his IMU office on Monday next to a photograph he took. The photograph was shot in Antelope Canyon, Ariz.

that captures his attention. Arts. The art center is hop- Greg Bal’s “There are many surpris- ing to have a solo show of Gregory Bal es when you photograph,” his work in a couple of Obama photo • Hometown: Moved to Ames Bal said. “The more photos years. from India at age 9 I take, the more I become Center Executive Direc- received • Favorite Pastime: Traveling aware of light and composi- tor Heather Johnson said • Favorite Movie: The Tree of recognition tion. It has changed my the black-and-white image Life from the New perception of the world.” of an eerie fire escape next • Favorite Musical Artist: Bal was recently granted to a brick building was Billie Holiday York Times. approval to take students selected above others • Favorite Food: His mom’s By JULIANA FABIANO to India over the winter because of its dramatic but Curry Chicken [email protected] break to study interaction simple elegance. • Favorite City: Paris between their legal system “Considering the fact it is Four years ago, Greg Bal and social-justice pro- hobby, not his career, I picked up a camera think- grams. think it’s fantastic,” John- ing it would make a great The native of India son said. “It’s phenomenal “The first time I saw it hobby. wants students to gain a he’s only been a photogra- was really amazed at how “I bought a camera and better knowledge of the cul- pher for four years because nice it was and thought at just learned on my own,” he ture and learn how India his understanding of the that time it would be good said. “It’s something I handles universal human camera is incredible.” enough to be in art shows,” Soukup said. “Right off the always enjoyed doing for situations. He noted that Bal feels a level of satis- bat, you could tell, ‘Wow the fun of it.” he also likes using his trav- faction when sharing his Today, he is an award- this is good.’ ” eling time to capture and photos with friends and Bal’s work is so good in winning photographer with document local situations. family and now the world. pictures appearing in the fact, the New York Times “You never know what “It’s sort of like sharing a New York Times and dis- chose his photograph of you’re going to see when meal with friends,” he said. played in prestigious insti- President Obama for the you’re traveling,” he said. “I “Submitting artwork or tutions. slide show “Documenting want to document the peo- having someone purchase the Decade.” Starting in By day, Bal serves as the it means you get to share University of Iowa Student ple and culture of India and August, the picture will be your life with them. It Legal Services supervising my students’ interactions in the permanent collection makes it a common human attorney, defending stu- with the population as of Massachusetts Institute experience.” dents in landlord-tenant well.” of Technology’s Political Kelly Soukup, an assis- disputes and those who Despite his hectic sched- Science Department. have consumer problems, ule, he finds time to show- tant director of the UI Cen- “He has a tremendous alcohol offenses, and misde- case his photography. His ter for Student Involve- eye for photography,” meanor crimes, for snapshot titled “Alley Cat” ment and Leadership and a Soukup said. “I am very instance. received win the award member of the Fine Arts pleased to see the work he’s But on occasion, he takes “Best in Show” at the 2010 Council, originally encour- done being shared with his digital camera on walks Snapshots of Ames exhibit aged Bal to show his art- others; it has been very where he may see an image at the Octagon Center of work to the public. gratifying.” METRO Woman faces trailer porch, reports said. ‘Butter Cow Lady’ Fair in 1959. Complaints said Medrano The rural Toledo housewife numerous charges approached the alleged victims dies went on to sculpt a butter cow A Muscatine woman was wielding two glass bottles, yelling Norma “Duffy” Lyon, whose every year until she retired in arrested Sunday after she expletives and making threats. life-size butter sculptures of 2006; along the way, she also allegedly assaulted three people She allegedly used the bottles to cows, Elvis, and even Jesus and sculpted the likes of Garth at a trailer park. strike the woman’s head twice his disciples delighted those Brooks, a Harley-Davidson motorcycle, Smokey Bear and Nora Lissett Medrano, 34, was and hit the man in the mouth, attending the Iowa State Fair for other images in her 40-degree charged June 26 with public cutting his lip. nearly half a century, has died. intoxication, assault causing refrigerated showcase at the She was 81. injury, and two accounts of A witness who saw the fight fair. assault with a weapon. approached the scene and was Lyon suffered a stroke at her She picked up her penchant According to a complaint from punched in the face by Medrano, rural home Sunday and died for sculpting while earning a vet- shortly after at a hospital, the Johnson County Sheriff’s lacerating her lip, deputies said. erinary-science degree at Iowa Michelle Juhl, one of Lyon’s nine Office, deputies arrived at the Reports said deputies appre- State University and helping her Apache Trail Regency Trailer Park children, said on Monday. husband with the family dairy hended an unresponsive Medrano around 3:15 a.m. Upon speaking Known to most people as the and beef cattle operation. In the with three alleged victims — two and discovered she had a prelim- “Butter Cow Lady,” Lyon was midst of her animal medicine females and one male — deputies inary breath test reading of pregnant with her seventh child and mammalian anatomy class- reportedly learned Medrano had 0.168. She was transported to the when she produced her first es, Lyon took two sculpting initially assaulted a man and a UIHC emergency room. bovine butter sculpture, a 600- classes. woman who were sitting on their — by Brian Albert pound cow, for the Iowa State — Associated Press BLOTTER Renee Faul, 40, Washington, Sarah Neuland, 19, La Grange, Ill., with PAULA. Shyandra Wortham, 23, Washington, Iowa, was charged Iowa, was charged June 25 with was charged Sunday with PAULA. Brook Tewabe, 19, 16 Remote St., Brenna Schillinger, 19, Western Sunday with public intoxication fifth-degree theft. Springs, Ill., was charged Sunday was charged June 25 with OWI. and possession of marijuana.

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MCCALLUM extent that is allowed, and to these large apartment ty by introducing Tax Incre- ment between himself and hopefully, he will be able to buildings with units that ment Financing on houses the candidate. Instead, Mark McCallum CONTINUED FROM 1 do likewise.” hold numerous tenants. or buildings in the historic Ecklow said he’s most con- McCallum announces his In the 2009 election, You don’t see many one- to district, adding such a prac- cerned with getting people decision to run for a City ily zones as well as making McCallum ran for the Dis- two-bedroom apartments tice would help raise the involved in the race. Council at-large seat: properties more affordable trict B seat, but lost to City being available.” property value of surround- “I am trying to get more • Ran for and lost the District for owners. Councilor Connie Champi- City Councilor Regenia ing Iowa City areas. people to run and be B seat in 2009 election McCallum, 50, who is • Believes that the availability on, 51 percent to 47 percent Bailey, who will not seek re- McCallum said he involved with the politics running for an at-large election for District C, said that affect them,” Ecklow of smaller apartments needs of the vote. believes that “this will to improve seat, previously put in a bid many of the issues McCal- said. “In the end, it’s neigh- This time around, encourage people to keep • Focused on preserving lum is concerned about are bors running against each during the 2009 election, McCallum said, his major up their house or local his- historical sites and build- being discussed on the other, with the most impor- and he was the campaign focuses will be diversifying torical area,” with the idea ings council. tant issue being that they coordinator for former Uni- downtown housing options that it will benefit the care about Iowa City and • 24-year resident of Iowa “Expanding the tax versity of Iowa student Dan its residents.” City and ensuring vendors do base is something this property value of everyone Tallon’s run this year. McCallum expressed not lose their spot on Mel- current council is working in the community. similar feelings for the city “My decision to run didn’t rose Avenue during game- on and the people of Iowa Josh Ecklow, 25, who is in his press release. ship that can focus on come until recently,” day festivities. City are focused on,” Bai- also running for an at- “I love and care deeply expanding our tax base McCallum said. “I plan on “We need zoning codes to ley said. large seat, said McCallum for our city and will do while at the same time helping Tallon’s campaign, encourage smaller style McCallum also wants to is focusing on important what I can to keep Iowa maintaining the city’s because we are not running apartments,” he said. “The place a focus on supporting issues, and said he not City a great place to live,” uniqueness.” against each other, to the zoning that is in place leads Iowa City’s historical socie- anticipate any disagree- he said. “We need leader-

hot topic issues, he noted DELEGATES that they rarely have a Health Care WORLD CONTINUED FROM 1 large effect on the caucus- Not Warfare Bangladeshi border The uprising quickly spread explained, but apparently there es. The group hopes to across the impoverished country, was confusion over the flight plan . Sudan’s Foreign Ministry said in “It would be difficult to persuade Obama to focus guards sentenced to which has struggled for decades a statement carried by the official express opposition to on the values of ending with shaky democracy and chronic prison flooding that has stymied economic Sudan News Agency that al- who doesn’t want to under- Obama,” said David Red- the Afghanistan war more DHAKA, Bangladesh — Bashir’s plane had been instruct- lawsk, an Iowa caucus quickly and passing development. cut Obama, or a democrat Hundreds of Bangladeshi border — Associated Press ed to change its route while flying with a small ‘D’ who’s just expert and political-science national health care. guards who challenged the gov- over Turkmenistan but was unable pissed, you can do this,” professor at Rutgers Uni- ernment in a deadly 2009 mutiny to do so, and instead returned to have been sentenced to up to Tehran. said Ed Flaherty, an Iowa versity. “The uncommitted Stances: Sudan leader seven years in prison. The website of the France- City resident with Veterans delegates have to have • Passage of national health The bloody mutiny — which arrives in Beijing based Sudan Tribune cited for Peace who attended the more than 15 percent of the insurance for all Americans killed 74 people, most of them after flight mix-up unnamed sources as saying the meeting. caucus, and it can be hard during the next president’s commanding officers — erupted at presidential plane’s flight path a crucial time for Bangladesh’s More specifically, Cox when you need 15 percent term BEIJING — Sudan’s president was abandoned after it was • Withdrawal of all American troubled democracy, just two arrived in Beijing for talks with “deemed risky” but didn’t elabo- said, the uncommitted del- to do anything.” forces from Afghanistan with- months after the powerful mili- Chinese officials on Tuesday, a day rate. Redlawsk noted that a tary had handed power over to egates will be committed to in the first year of the next after his plane was forced to turn Chinese Foreign Ministry offi- the passage of health-care similar campaign was Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s president’s term in office newly elected government. back over Turkmenistan because cial Guan Enxia said al-Bashir’s coverage for all Americans formed in 1996 during for- The guards began the revolt in of flight-itinerary problems. meetings with Hu and other during the next president’s mer President Bill Clin- Source: UI history Professor Jeff Cox late February 2009 during an China is a major economic Chinese leaders had been pushed term in office, as well as ton’s re-election campaign, annual gathering in the capital of partner of Sudan, and Beijing to Wednesday. Al-Bashir is wanted by the the withdrawal of all but it didn’t have an effect Dhaka. They said they were fight- extended the invitation to the group’s voice to be International Criminal Court for on the caucus process. He ing against alleged discrimination President Omar al-Bashir despite American forces from heard. and demanding parity in pay and allegedly orchestrating atrocities Afghanistan within the said such a campaign likely “The second-best speech other perks enjoyed by command- an international warrant accusing in Sudan’s Darfur region on the first year of the next presi- wouldn’t have an effect Martin Luther King ever ing army officers. him of war crimes. first such warrant against a sitting Sudan’s Foreign Ministry said al- dent’s term in office — as statewide. gave was called ‘A Time to The mutineers opened fire, head of state. blocked roads, and drove officers Bashir’s flight from the Iranian capi- opposed to Obama’s plan of Cox attributed the fail- Break the Silence,’ ” Cox The Netherlands-based court out of their offices and homes. tal Tehran was delayed. The delay has no police force and relies on complete withdrawal by ure of such a group dur- said. “King said sometimes Fifty-seven commanders, includ- forced the rescheduling of a meeting member states to execute its 2014. ing Clinton’s re-election you just have to speak out no ing the head of the paramilitary with Chinese President Hu Jintao. orders and warrants. China is not And though one expert to a lack of communica- matter what loyalty you border-security agency, were The reasons the plane had a member. tion and press attention, said caucus campaigns have to the president. I feel among the dead. been redirected were not fully — Associated Press such as Health Care Not and he knows the group the same way — we just Warfare are common will not produce a candi- can’t follow this path any- when there is an incum- date who can defeat more.” bent candidate and may Obama in the nomination draw attention to specific process. Instead, he wants

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ADAM B SULLIVAN Editor • EMILY BUSSE Managing Editor • SHAY O’REILLY Opinions Editor • HAYLEY BRUCE Metro Editor TAYLOR CASEY, MATT HEINZE, EMILY INMAN, KIRSTEN JACOBSEN, WILL MATTESSICH Editorial writers EDITORIALS reflect the majority opinion of the DI Editorial Board and not the opinion of the Publisher, Student Publications Inc., or the Bachmann University of Iowa. GUEST OPINIONS, COMMENTARIES, and COLUMNS reflect the opinions of the authors and are not necessarily those of the Editorial Board. Editorial overdrive

looks, her easy confi- dence in public speak- Should e-mails to Hamerlinck ing, her quick command of a mountainous data- base of (frequently bogus) facts — but often over- looked is her greatest fall under open-record law? BEAU ELLIOT quality, the gigantic set of [email protected] burnished titanium Ter- minator-testicles swing- Rep. Michele Bach- ing under her skirt.” Yes No mann, R-Minn., in The other problem Legislators can’t be accountable to the people if the Public officials are, of their own volition, public fig- announcing her “official” with Taibbi’s piece is ures. When they willfully make statements that later entry into the Republican that, as Hudson, Sauer, people don’t know what they are doing. presidential-nomination backfire — for instance, telling students the political and many others have The Iowa Senate should grant public-record scrum in Waterloo Mon- “circus” is only for legislators and to “Go back home,” as pointed out, Taibbi, if not requests of correspondence to and from state legisla- day, stressed (and committing plagiarism, state Sen. Shawn Hamerlinck did so eloquently on June stressed and stressed and tors’ government e-mail addresses. Following Sen. 6 — these public officials will naturally incur a public certainly walked a fine … well, you get the idea) line. Much of his informa- Shawn Hamerlinck’s indecorous comments to student backlash. her Iowa roots. tion — Taibbi never actu- lobbyists on June 6, the senator received more than But the private citizens who e-mailed Hamerlinck, You can only marvel at ally went to Minnesota — 1,000 e-mails. When The Daily Iowan requested these either during the concerted e-mail campaign of outrage her effort. Applaud her, seems to have come from even. (Bet you never e-mails, the request was denied; the Senate secretary on June 17 or to congratulate him for his gusto, likely a 2006 City Pages profile expected those words never anticipated their e-mails would be leaked. of Bachmann by G.R. justified the action by stating he wished to avoid a from me about Michele Despite a public-record request filed by The Daily Anderson and some Min- chilling effect on constituent communication with rep- Bachmann.) Iowan to obtain the more than 1,000 e-mails sent to nesota blogs, including resentatives. I mean, it’s quite the Hamerlinck during this period, the request was denied. the wonderful Ripple in I can imagine situations in which constituents would trick for a politician to Exactly as it should have been. (Though my e-mail to cling to her Iowa roots Stillwater by Karl Bre- like to e-mail their representative with questions about the senator was largely composed of unfortunate statis- when she hasn’t lived in mer. Bremer points out a personal matter that they might not want to share tics about Iowa’s education funding, I imagine many the state for 43 years. that Taibbi’s characteri- zation of Stillwater is so with the general public. I certainly don’t want citizens others who sent messages did not consider that their But cling she did, off that he doesn’t realize to be discouraged from communicating with their elect- words would reach the media.) telling the crowd in her birthplace (yes, it’s true: Bachmann never carried ed officials, but I also don’t want private citizens influ- For this construction of privacy, we have the 1966 She was born in Water- her own precinct until encing elected officials through their government e- Rosenblatt v. Baer decision to thank (not to mention a loo) how sad, sad, sad she she moved to a more con- mail addresses, away from the eyes of the public. slew of similar cases since 1964). This Supreme Court was when she was 12 and servative township. ruling built on the precedent of “public” versus “pri- Sure, I don’t think citizens should be forced to reveal her mother told her the Sauer goes line by line vate,” in that public officials who willingly take office family was going to move through some of Taibbi’s personal information. This concern could be solved by and make themselves known are subject to a fair to Minnesota. piece and compares it I wonder how that redacting inconsequential personal information in e- amount of scrutiny. While Hamerlinck expressed his with the City Pages arti- mails (although allowing the government to do that plays in her Minnesota views openly on the floor of the Statehouse, in front of Congressional District cle, and, yep, it’s right could lead to censorship under the auspices of protect- the press and the student lobbyists alike, the concerned (the 6th, if you’re keeping there. Sauer does point ing a private citizen — but efforts to mitigate this could citizens e-mailing to rebuke him are doing and did so score at home, not that out that Rolling Stone’s be made.) under the assumption of privacy. many do when the Inter- executive editor takes the I am even more uncomfortable with the possibility When government business is discussed or commu- net can do it for you). blame for the lack of Bachmann also told the that conversations between citizens and government niqués between two public officials are requested, there attribution, which he cut is no reason a records request should not be granted. crowd in Waterloo, because of space con- officials will not be subject to public scrutiny. Iowans “Everything I need to The same goes for public institutions lobbying our state straints. But as Bremer should be allowed to see how representatives are using know I learned in Iowa.” legislators or for e-mails between governmental agen- writes, “Really? Space their positions and their taxpayer-funded e-mail Well, OK; I’m most like- cies. But it is rare enough that private citizens e-mail ly not going to agree with constraints in an online accounts. their legislators — so when they do, they should not any of Bachmann’s policies article? Does this guy Information about representatives’ actions is neces- have to fear future public disclosure when addressing — not that she detailed think we just rolled off sary to allow for the true consent of the governed. The government representatives however they so choose. any in her Waterloo the rutabaga truck?” people of Iowa have a right to see correspondances with — Kirsten Jacobsen speech, outside of noting Having read both the their officials, and Hamerlinck’s e-mails should fall she stood for halting run- Rolling Stone article and Your turn. Should the Iowa Senate release the e-mails sent to Sen. Shawn away government spending the City Pages article, I’d under the purview of open records laws. Hamerlinck? and creating jobs.Well, duh recommend the City — Will Mattessich Weigh in at dailyiowan.com. — President Obama Pages article, even would agree wholehearted- though, having come out ly with that. (They no in 2006, it doesn’t have doubt disagree with what any of the latest Bach- Letters exactly constitutes runaway mann bits. Anderson’s government spending.) piece, for one, is illumi- But — do we really want nating, not a hatchet job. a president who learned LETTERS TO THE EDITOR may be sent via e-mail to [email protected] (as text, not as attachment). Each And the thing is, you everything she needed to letter must be signed and include an address and phone number for verification. Letters should not exceed 300 words. The don’t have to do a hatchet DI reserves the right to edit for length and clarity. The DI will publish only one letter per author per month. 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They will be chosen for print publication when they are deemed to be well-written and to forward public discussion. meaning to You go, girl. the end of the day, her Bachmann was recently They may be edited for length and style. politics are like this: the subject of a scathing piece in Rolling Stone by Everyone will have a gun, nobody will have an It would be great if you could Daily Iowan or other local Matt Taibbi — described Editorial Board Don’t forget Lewin as a “hit piece” by both abortion, no one will pay took correct send it to the major newspapers e-mail scandal newspapers. John Hudson of the taxes, everyone will go to around the state. We need to Has this been swept under Atlantic Wire and Abe church, and there won’t position on really spread the word that I’m curious about what the the academic rug? I believe Sauer of The Awl. Having be any more pinko liber- small Iowa businesses and the University of Iowa has done Lewin should have been fired. read the piece, I’d have to al teachers in school.” — property taxes people of Iowa need to be taken Did I miss the result of the agree that the prose is regarding Professor Ellen well over the top: quoting Gary Laidig, the The June 24 editorial was care of first and not the large “investigation” — and I use “The public has become Republican state senator Lewin, who told the College that term loosely? right on. My compliments to the corporations. acquainted with some of she beat in 2000. Republicans “FUCK YOU.” I Jill Stephenson John Cochran Bachmann’s other Well. Sounds like staff. Iowa City haven’t seen anything in The Iowa City excellent qualities as a America the Beautiful to politician — her TV-ready me. Guest opinion House bills falsely accuse Turkey of genocide

U.S. House Resolution genocide. The six that “intentional destruction” by others. Turkey has itage have a tradition of gerous atmosphere of 304, sponsored by Reps. succeeded did not charac- of Turkey’s Christian taken the following protecting and accepting hatred directed at Ameri- Robert Dold, R-Ill., and terize the events as a populations. actions: refugees of religious per- cans of Turkish heritage. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., crime. Whether the Turkish policy is to • In 2005, Turkey and secution, including the These resolutions deny and HR 306, sponsored Ottoman Armenian prevent or redress any the Landmarks Founda- Armenians during people of Turkish and by Reps. Howard tragedy constitutes a violation of religious tion restored the Akhta- Byzantine times, Jews Muslim heritage fairness Berman, D-Calif., and case of genocide is gen- rights by accepting the mar Church in Van; five during the European and justice, because they Edward Royce, R-Calif., uinely controversial. absolute jurisdiction of years later, the Armenian Inquisitions, Jews during place the House, a politi- were introduced earlier Furthermore, it is U.S. the European Court of church commenced serv- the Holocaust, Bulgarian cally motivated body, in this month. These resolu- policy not to define the Human Rights. Turkish ices. Turks in the 1980s, and the seat of an arbiter of tions accuse Turkey of Armenian case in terms policy is also to rehabili- • Turkey and the Land- Bosnians in the 1990s. ethnic disputes. Further- the crime of genocide of a crime but to encour- tate and place into public marks Foundation is Today, the Jewish popula- more, these resolutions against Armenians dur- age its foreign allies, service as many religious restoring the Balyan tion of Turkey is the sec- harm U.S. interests in an ing World War I and the Turkey and Armenia, to sites as is feasible. Church in Istanbul. ond largest in the former increasingly complex destruction of the Christ- reach their own conclu- In a country that offers • Turkey independent- Ottoman lands, Israel region by harming U.S.- having the highest. There ian heritage of ancient sion via the Turkey- more than 10,000 years ly is restoring the Holy Turkish relations. are 19 synagogues in and modern Turkey as a Armenia Protocols, which of human history and Savior Cathedral in Ani. Please provide no quar- Istanbul alone. form of genocide against the EU and Russia also even greater numbers of • In 2010, the Greek ter to these misleading The frequency, gross Christians. support. sacred sites, the task of Orthodox Patriarchate in resolutions, to ethnic inaccuracies, and deroga- To date, there have HR 306 is an allegation restoring, protecting, and Istanbul commenced feuds on Capitol Hill, and been 12 resolutions of genocide, disguised as placing into public serv- services in the Sumela tory tone of resolutions to bigotry and hatred regarding the Armenian charges that Turkey is ice this rich cultural her- Monastery in Trabzon, such as HR 304 and HR cloaked as human-rights case. Six have failed destroying its ancient itage is expensive, time- and thousands of wor- 306 reflect an anti-Turk- resolutions. because they character- and modern Christian consuming, and delicate shippers attended. ish and anti-Muslim prej- Agshin Taghiyev is an Iowa City ized the events of 1915 as heritage as a part of an work, and rarely assisted People of Turkish her- udice and create a dan- resident.

The Daily Iowan - Iowa City, Iowa - Tuesday, June 28, 2011 - 5 dailyiowan.com for more news News Quality education a must, hopeful says Phil Hemingway says his platform will focus on transparency and reducing unnecessary spending. By BRIAN ALBERT [email protected]

Phil Hemingway envi- sions a community of col- laboration and honesty, he said before a small audi- ence at the Iowa City Pub- lic Library Monday. The candidate for the Iowa City School Board held his first of what he said will be many listening posts, outlining the founda- tions of his platform, which included transparency in spending, the reduction of unnecessary expenses, and the preservation of quality education programs for the city’s youth. “The most vital and important thing is to have competent, educated, high- ly motivated teachers in front of our kids,” said the auto shop owner owner. “That’s where the rubber meets the road. That’s my GABRIELLE ELIASON/THE DAILY IOWAN stand.” Phil Hemingway, who plans to run for a School Board seat, and daughter Monica talk to members of the public in the Iowa City Public Library on Monday. Hemingway, a 51-year- old West Branch native who has a daughter attend- going and how it will or Hemingway responded tion, voter apathy, and the A one-size-fits-all men- ing a school in the Iowa Phil won’t directly affect them.” saying he was “not a fan of feasibility of magnet tality for Iowa City City School District, Hemingway’s He has been an active the ‘bigger is better’ way of schools. schools, Hemingway said, expressed his displeasure Platform voice at School Board meet- thinking,” and in his expe- “Every single year, the won’t work because some about several recent School ings over the past year and rience small schools were number of special-needs will need special atten- The Iowa City School Board budget decisions, a half, as the board has better. children in our schools tion including the purchase of a Board hopeful said he dealt with issues concern- Another attendee, Hani rises,” Elkadi said. “You “But I think there are $154,000 garbage truck, plans to address these ing redistricting, asbestos Elkadi, an art instructor can either have special huge benefits to integrat- and plans regarding the points: screening, and lead expo- at Kirkwood Community programs for these kids, or ing everyone and letting construction of an $85,000 • Encourage community dis- sure. College, asked Heming- you can integrate them the students help each car wash. cussion One attendee at the lis- other,” he said. “Sometimes, it’s OK to way about special educa- into normal classes.” • Reduce unnecessary spend- have second-class equip- tening post, Brent DeNeice, ing ment for whatever depart- a teacher at City High, ment,” he said, adding he • Diminish voter apathy 1900 Morningside Drive, believes the money could • Promote financial trans- raised the idea of “super” have been better used by parency elementary schools as a fix purchasing smart boards • Continue to provide kids with for redistricting issues. quality education or upgrading school com- “People had a big prob- puters. “But it’s never OK lem with redistricting to give a second-class edu- messing up their routines cation to kids. Work with know how cash is allotted, what you have, and don’t he said. and their transportation sacrifice what’s actually “People can really only schedules,” DeNeice said. the most important thing.” make informed decisions “If one of these huge ele- Hemingway’s second when they have enough mentary schools were to be concern was improving information,” Hemingway made, would it be for new transparency between the said. “Money will be the areas or would it include board and constituents. dominant issue going for- such schools as Twain, ward, so I think people Taxpayers, parents, and Lucas, and Hoover?” students all have a right to should know where it’s METRO

Polish priest’s will offer a formal reply, accord- voters, while building an illusion ing to PAP. of competition with the ruling remarks draw fire Jerzy Buzek, the head of the United Russia party ahead WARSAW, Poland — A Polish EU Parliament and former prime December’s parliamentary elec- priest and media mogul has minister of Poland, has called tions. sparked uproar in Poland by call- Rydzyk’s remarks “scandalous Prokhorov said last month he ing the country a totalitarian and unacceptable.” was targeting second place in state that “hasn’t been ruled by Rydzyk spoke during a seminar that vote. Poles since 1939” — a statement on renewable energy last President Dmitry Medvedev many interpret as code for saying Tuesday. His remarks went large- said on Monday that Russia needs Jews are secretly running the ly unnoticed in Brussels but have more political competition, but country. since sparked days of debate in the Justice Ministry made a The Rev. Tadeusz Rydzyk, who Poland, with weekend talk shows mockery of that only days later has previously been accused of and newspaper opinion columns when it denied registration to a fomenting anti-Semitism through devoted to analyzing the power- real opposition party. his politically influential, ultra- ful priest’s words. Addressing party members on Catholic radio station Radio — Associated Press June 25, Prokhorov underlined Maryja, made the comments at that Right Cause would focus on the European Parliament last Nets’ owner head building a viable capitalism in week. Russia, but — perhaps wary of Poland’s Foreign Ministry sent of new Russian alienating older voters accus- a diplomatic note to the Vatican tomed to state support — he on June 25 accusing Rydzyk of political party MOSCOW — Russian tycoon and added socialism still had its place “harming the image of Poland in Russian society. abroad,” the first-ever such com- New Jersey Net basketball team “Our main slogan, ‘Capitalism plaint by the Polish government owner Mikhail Prokhorov was for all,’ is not true. That’s not to the Holy See. The Vatican is confirmed June 25 as the new the supreme authority for head of a Kremlin-friendly politi- possible,” Prokhorov said. Rydzyk’s Redemptorist order. cal party. “Capitalism is only for people Vatican spokesman the Rev. The 46-year-old billionaire was who like to take risks, who like to Federico Lombardi told Polish all but unanimously elected head take this responsibility upon news agency PAP on Monday that of the Right Cause party by its themselves. An intelligent, pro- Rydzyk speaks in his own name members. fessional, and fair state should and his statements do not involve Right Cause is seen as a give others social guarantees and the Holy See or Poland’s Church. Kremlin creation designed to lure support.” He did not say if the Vatican opposition-minded, pro-business — Associated Press

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Complete the grid so each row, column and 3-by-3 box (in bold borders) contains every digit, 1 to 9. For strategies on how to solve Sudoku, visit ANDREW R. JUHL www.sudoku.org.uk [email protected] SOLUTION TO Know your MONDAY’S PUZZLE Ledge author: • Ironically, every time I hear “ennui” I giggle because I think “Ennweeeeee” — like I’m going down a slide of perpetual discontent and general malaise. 6/28/11 © 2011 The Mepham Group. Distributed by GABRIELLE ELIASON/THE DAILY IOWAN Tribune Media Services. All rights reserved. • I’ve always thought The CHECK OUT dailyiowan.com FOR MORE PUZZLES AristoCats was a movie version Amber Arthur and her dog Akira go for a walk on Monday near Hubbard Park. The nice weather on Monday let the two go for a walk. of “The Aristocrats joke” but Campus channel 4, with vile, disgusting things UITV schedule cable channel 17 done by and to cats, like some sort of sick feline snuff film. I 3 p.m. University Lecture Committee, 8 University Lecture Committee, Naomi Harry Allen, April 2009 Klein, February 2009 refuse to believe it is anything 4 University Lecture Committee, Inga 9:15 The Solomon Project, series of short else and will never watch it. Muscio, February 2009 films by UITV staff • When I was a kid and 5 University Lecture Committee, 9:30 Daily Iowan Television News went to Sunday school and E.O.Wilson, February 2009 9:35 University Lecture Committee, 6 Order of Eagles New Facility Naming Paul Krugman, March 2009 sang “Jesus Loves Me,” I Ceremony,April 1 10:50 Fine Arts Highlights, Music and always thought the part that 7 Women at Iowa, interview with artist Dance goes “little ones to him belong, Isabel Baruzza 11 Women at Iowa they are weak but He is strong” was actually “Little wants to him be long, they are Tuesday, June 28, 2011 weak but he is strong.” As in, horoscopes — by Eugenia Last there was this dude named “Little” who, appropriately,was ARIES March 21-April 19 You’ll be anxious to make changes that can help pretty small, and he just want- you engage in new hobbies, pastimes, and financial gains. Take past ed to be bigger, longer. Then, experience to heart, especially when dealing with people who can through the healing, long-mak- influence your status. ing power of Jesus Christ, he TAURUS April 20-May 20 Practical is the key word. If you are reasonable, got his wish, and now everyone you will prosper. It’s important that you contemplate the dos and don’ts before you take a step forward. Someone is likely to give you else is weak and he is strong false information if you appear gullible. and will smash all to GEMINI May 21-June 20 The less you let others know about your plans, the smithereens with Jesus’ awe- easier it will be to accomplish your goals. You will need to make some some love. Unfortunately for alterations along the way and should try to think as far ahead as pos- my parents, I think that might sible. Don’t limit the possibilities by wasting time. CANCER June 21-July 22 You’ll have trouble making up your mind, and when have been the last time I found you do, you will still wonder if you are doing the right thing. As long as catechism even the slightest you stick to the rules and are honest in your approach, everything will bit interesting. work out fine. • I’ve never seen The LEO July 23-Aug. 22 You’ll be given the benefit of a doubt when dealing with organizations or groups you join. Offering your help and sugges- Human Centipede, but I know tions will enable you to bring about much-needed change, putting you that I will probably hate it in a leadership position. Love is in the stars. because the doctor goes about VIRGO Aug. 23-Sept. 22 Concentrate on what you can learn from the expe- it all wrong. He tries to connect riences you encounter. Don’t let anyone get the better of you profes- people through only their sionally or take advantage of your skills, talent, or ability to get things digestive tracts, but you’d have done. Protect your assets and your status. to connect ALL the organ sys- LIBRA Sept. 23-Oct. 22 You are in control whether you realize it or not, so tems for it to really work. I stop second-guessing, and start putting your plans into motion. Talks will lead to deals and getting the help you need to follow through. think the better way to go Romance is highlighted. about centipedification would SCORPIO Oct. 23-Nov. 21 You really need a break, a change, a bit of a boost. be to take a torso and head of Take the initiative, and look into something that interests you. one person, then splice-in the Attending a seminar or networking with people you can learn from torso and arms of several other should be your intent. people, then connect one pair of SAGITTARIUS Nov. 22-Dec. 21 You’ll be able to make headway with regard legs at the end. Kind of like to business and partnerships. Don’t be afraid to put a deal on the table what Frankenstein did with that is a little in your favor. You have the confidence and the experi- ence to take on greater responsibilities and therefore to get a higher his monster, but as a centipede. return. And, yes, I have thought A CAPRICORN Dec. 22-Jan. 19 Put greater emphasis on learning and finding LOT about this. out all you can about a project or skill you want to pursue. You’ll learn — Andrew R. Juhl thanks Matt quickly. Take your time while traveling or taking part in anything that Gorman for contributing jokes to could result in injury. today’s Ledge. AQUARIUS Jan. 20-Feb. 18 Time spent on improvements that affect you personally or that will improve your assets should be your goal. You Think you’re pretty funny? Prove it. can stabilize your life in many aspects by making a commitment that The Daily Iowan is looking for Ledge secures your position. Love is in the stars. writers. 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The Daily Iowan - Iowa City, Iowa - Tuesday, June 28, 2011 - 7 dailyiowan.com for more news News Iowa braces for ‘beetle-mania’ Iowa farmers say Japanese Beetles are a ‘terrible problem.’ By BRITTANY TREVICK [email protected] Japanese Chris Harmeyer didn’t Beetles: spray his vineyard with The insects typically cause insecticide for two days. problem from June The next thing he knew, through August. Japanese beetles had •Affect 52 of Iowa’s 99 coun- wiped-out two of his ties seven acres. •Have been present in Iowa That was two years for 17 years ago, but Harmeyer, the •Cause scarring on fruits and owner of White Oak Vine- chewing damage on leaves yards in Cambridge, and flowers Iowa, said Japanese bee- •Emerge daily for several tles continue to be a prob- weeks lem for him today. And these beetles are Souce: Horticulture and Home Pest News-Iowa State University Extension no Fab Four from Eng- land. “They are the most tenacious bug I have ever every year, we’ve seen a been around, outside of little bit more of them.” wasps,” Harmeyer said. Lewis said the insect Currently, the beetle is hasn’t populated the found in 52 of Iowa’s 99 entire state yet because counties, the majority of they move slowly, but he them in eastern Iowa, expects them to cover the said Iowa State Universi- whole state in about a CONTRIBUTED PHOTO/TOM MOORE ty entomology Professor decade or so. The insects Beetles cover leaves at the winery at Kirkwood Community College. Donald Lewis. The area are big problem in John- includes Johnson County. son County. freight train go off, that’s ly 30 will contact him Harmeyer said for him, thing about them with Lewis said the pest Charlie Caldwell, the a Japanese beetle,” he regarding the beetle. the most effective means the pesticide, then they becomes present in June, owner of Black Squirrel said. “[The beetle] is a poten- of killing the bug are pes- will completely eat your lasting until August and Vineyard & Winery, locat- The beetle feeds on the tial for some,” he said. ticides — Sevin being his vineyard,” he said. then its grubs remain in ed near Council Bluffs, flowers and fruit of more “It’s a crisis for others choice. Without these preven- when the population gets Tom Moore, a viticul- the ground from August said the beetles haven’t than 300 different kinds tative measures, the until the following June. hit him as hard on his of plants. It enjoys linden really high.” ture technician at the Harmeyer said he saw Winery at Kirkwood Japanese beetles would “It’s a growing prob- western Iowa farm, but trees and roses and espe- the first signs of the bee- Community College in eat all of the leaves off of lem,” said Patrick O’Mal- he’s starting to see more cially grape leaves and raspberries. tles last week, and he Cedar Rapids, is expect- a vineyard, Harmeyer ley, an Iowa State Exten- and more, which is typi- Iowa State Extension hasn’t sprayed for them ing millions of Japanese said. sion commercial horticul- cal of an infestation. yet, but he will soon. beetles to invade his viticulture specialist “They create a lot of ture field specialist. “Sunny day, you go out Mike White said that of “When they start show- vineyard this year, and havoc, in more ways than “They’ve been in Iowa there, you shake the the 400 commercial vine- ing up, you have to be pre- he, too, uses Sevin. City for 10 years, and bush, and if you hear this yards in the state, rough- pared for them,” he said. “If you don’t do some- one,” he said. NATION Romney accuses lawsuit filed by the National to tout jobs the manufacturer Blagojevich convicted and later on the witness stand. His Ryan, is serving 6 1/2 years in Labor Relations Board against has added in recent months. defense team insisted that hours federal prison. Obama of Boeing could stifle jobs at Alcoa Company officials say Alcoa on most charges of FBI wiretap recordings were just When sentenced later this year, the ramblings of a politician who in Iowa, which provides materi- has added 240 full-time posi- CHICAGO — Rod Blagojevich, Blagojevich is virtually certain to jeopardizing jobs liked to think out loud. als for the airline manufactur- tions since December, and it who won two terms as Illinois gov- get a significant prison term that NEW YORK—Republican pres- Blagojevich becomes the er’s 787 Dreamliner. has plans to fill roughly 60 ernor before scandal made him a idential-nomination candidate second-straight Illinois gov- experts said could be 10 to 15 “This Boeing decision in South more by August. national punch line, was convicted ernor convicted of corruption. Mitt Romney accused the years. Carolina sent shockwaves across Alcoa spokesman Mike Monday of a wide range of corrup- His predecessor, George — Associated Press Obama administration on the nation and, if allowed to stand, Belwood said the labor board’s tion charges, including trying to Monday of jeopardizing the will result in American job losses, battle with Boeing over the sell President Obama’s Senate South Carolina plant has not very manufacturing jobs the and I think you can be sure there seat. affected employment at Alcoa’s Democratic president plans to will be some losses in Iowa as well The verdict, coming after his eastern Iowa plants, which pro- first trial ended last year with the promote when he visits an alu- as other states,” Romney said in duce aluminum lithium plate jury deadlocked on most charges, minum plant in Iowa. an Associated Press interview. used to make structural compo- was a bitter defeat for Blagojevich, Romney, the former gover- Obama plans to visit an nents of the Dreamliner. who spent 2 1/2 years professing nor of Massachusetts, said a Alcoa plant in Bettendorf today — Associated Press his innocence on reality TV shows

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game and still lose. over a Falbo’s squad miss- assists, and missed a triple- RANKINGS Ready Mix/Vinton hasn’t ing its best two players in double on Sunday by just CONTINUED FROM 10 helped itself by scoring just the first week of the season. one helper. 78 points in each of its last The only knocks against two games, dropping its Player of the Week: Hubbard thus far have season average to a league- Anthony Hubbard been a couple missed worst 84 points per contest. dunks and a 68 percent 6. Ready Mix/Vinton The ray of hope is that the Hubbard has done a lit- (1-2) tle bit of everything in his free-throw rate. team has posted the The DI’s Prime Time rankings will be The Prime Time is an league’s best defensive first three Prime Time published every Tuesday. Teams are offense-oriented league, numbers thus far, although games. The 26-year-old ranked by overall record, and and it’s fairly common for a the 82.7 points per game is Hawkeye has averaged 21 tiebreakers are decided by record team to score 90 points in a skewed by its 96-65 win points, 13 rebounds, and 6 over the past two games.

ented Marvin McNutt and you’re not successful unless seem like a lot of pressure FOOTBALL Keenan Davis haven’t been that unit, team, [and] play- for a 19-year-old sopho- CONTINUED FROM 10 exposed as No. 1 and No. 2 er is doing everything that more, the tailback said he’s targets, respectively — and they potentially are capa- not bothered by the added Davis has never started. ble of doing.” responsibility. his belt. The No. 1 quarter- “The young guys who are The only thing the team “The way I deal with back this year, James Van- playing … these are not can do, then, is follow stress, I just don’t think denberg, has started two seasoned veterans. These Coker’s example and games, and he threw just are guys that are still approach the game with a about it,” he said. “I look at eight passes last season. learning what to do,” nose-to-the-grindstone [the work] as being fun. You The most experience on O’Keefe said before the mentality. come out and work every the offense is among the team’s spring game in And while looking to day, you’re tired when you receivers, but even the tal- April. “In my opinion, Coker as a leader might leave, and it feels good.”

WORLD CUP YOUR TURN against North Korea), the United States will meet Log on to U.S. women’s team is out to host (and defending cham- CONTINUED FROM 10 Facebook.com/Daily- show the world that soccer pion) Germany in the IowanSports to tell us is more than just a Satur- semifinals on July 13. what issue we should day morning activity for The Germans have both debate next week. the nation’s children — but a superior roster and a it’s not likely that the huge home-field advan- Cup and Olympics. This squad has the experi- squad will make it any fur- tage. The latter makes the But that was in the past. ther than the semifinals. challenge of overcoming ence and talent to prove If the Americans are going worthy of such a ranking. The United States is the former even more diffi- to advance, they’re going to ranked first in the world cult for the Americans, The team stumbled on have to concern themselves the way to Germany, losing by FIFA, and it has won and it’s going to be Ger- with the here and now. two of the last five many that prevents the to Mexico in the qualifying Moving beyond group Women’s World Cups. Americans from going any tournament and barely get- play shouldn’t be an issue. Those titles came in 1991 further in the World Cup. ting by Italy, but Sundhage Sweden is the only other and 1999, though, and the I hate to be the person is confident those two top-five ranked team in the women have a long ways who has no faith in his scares have prepared the group, and North Korea to go this year. country’s sports team, but squad in ways practice and Colombia shouldn’t The Americans’ talent the plain and simple fact can’t. present much of a chal- and drive to win should is that the United States is “The loss against Mexico lenge. The top two teams lead the team to victories going to be disappointed in and the playoff against from each group advance to over Sweden, Colombia, a couple weeks. Italy were a real eye-open- the elimination stages, so and North Korea (although Practically speaking, er; we realized that we’re the United States should it’s possible that Kim Jong the American women will not unbeatable,” Sundhage find itself in the quarterfi- Il will report some fudged put up a fight in the World told FIFA.com. “Now, my nals without breaking a numbers about that game). Cup, but eventually they’ll girls are aware of the dan- sweat. If the United States meet the same fate the ger.” After that, the Ameri- runs into any trouble at U.S. men did in their This year’s squad has cans will use the motiva- all in group play, it will World several players who have tion of placing third at the likely come from No. 5 Cup played on a major global last two World Cups to get Sweden — but the top-two last stage. Goalkeeper Hope them to the final, to be held advance format of the sum- Solo, defender Christie in Frankfurt on July 17. first round means the mer: Rampone, and 10 other Don’t be surprised if the Americans will They’ll members of the roster were United States hoists the almost certainly fall by members of the 2008 U.S. trophy. Just be proud. appear in the the women’s team that won a — by Ben Schuff elimina- way- gold medal at the Beijing tion side Olympics. Semifinals Abby Wambach, who will after play in her third World Cup The United States has losing to a this year, will lead the something to prove when it superior team charge on offense. The for- comes to soccer, and it’s with the home fans ward has scored 107 goals easy to see that American on its side. For the men, in 138 international soccer teams just don’t that team was Ghana; for appearances during her have the support or the the women, that country career. spotlight that teams from will be Germany. The team’s other other countries do. stage. The U.S. women will fall achievements include win- The World Cup is a That’s where in the semifinals, and the ning three of the past four chance to change it starts to get rest of the soccer world Algarve Cups, arguably the that. Starting tricky. The bracket is will go about its World most important women’s with its first set up in such a way that Cup business. — by Conrad Swanson tournament after the World match (today it’s more than likely the CUBS 7, ROCKIES 3 Cubs dunk Rockies ASSOCIATED PRESS “Attacking the zone, including a pair of two- Ramírez launched a 1-0 CHICAGO — This is how keeping my team in the homer games this season. pitch off reliever Clayton the Cubs drew it up in ball game, that’s what I’m Chacin hadn’t allowed Mortensen onto the roof in spring training — before supposed to do,” Garza more than one run in any of center to lead off the sev- the mistake-filled games, said. “I didn’t want to come his four June starts, but he enth, putting Chicago up 7- the injuries and all the los- out, but [Cub manager allowed two runs in the 2. It was his eighth homer ing. Mike Quade] made the call. first inning on Monday, of the season. Carlos Peña and Aramis It was the right move; I was when Starlin Castro tripled The Rockies started fast Ramírez each homered already at 110 pitches. As a off the ivy in center field against Garza when twice to lead the Cubs to a starter, you want to go out with two outs and Ramírez González led off the game 7-3 win over the Colorado and finish what you start.” homered to left-center on a with a homer to opposite Rockies’ starter Jhoulys 1-2 pitch. Rockies on Monday. field. Garza then hit Chacin (8-5) struggled with After the Cubs squan- Ramírez hit a two-run Jonathan Herrera in the his command and lost for dered scoring chances in homer in the first, doubled foot with a pitch, but he and scored in the fifth, and the first time in four deci- the second and third settled down to retire the homered again to lead off sions, allowing season- innings, Peña hammered a next 10 Colorado hitters. the seventh. It was his 24th highs with six runs, nine 3-1 pitch over the fence in Troy Tulowitzki broke the career multi-homer game, hits, three homers, and dead-center to lead off the and he has finally started seven extra-base hits. He fourth frame. streak with a one-out sin- to heat up after hitting just departed after throwing Later in the inning, the gle in the fourth. two homers in the season’s 107 pitches in five innings. Cubs loaded the bases on Garza cruised into the first two months. “Unfortunately, Jhoulys Geovany Soto’s two-out eighth, when he allowed “I’m more comfortable,” didn’t have it today, and double and back-to-back Gonzalez’s second homer of he said. “I’m driving the that happens once in a walks to Garza and Kosuke the day with one out, trim- ball more, driving in some while,” Colorado manager Fukudome. Chacin threw a ming the Cubs’ lead to 7-3. runs. It paid off, the kind of Jim Tracy said. “He could- wild pitch with Tony Cam- Even after Monday’s work I was doing.” n’t get the ball down today, pana at the plate, allowing win, Chicago remains 14 Peña homered to lead off and he paid for it.” Soto to score; that put the games under .500. As the the fourth and added a two- Carlos González home- Cubs ahead 4-1. team gets healthier, run shot in the fifth for his red twice for the Rockies, Chicago broke the game Ramírez says they have to and Todd Helton added a open in the fifth. Ramírez 20th career multi-homer forget about the standings. game. Peña and Ramírez run-scoring single. doubled up the right-field “We have to,” Ramírez each drove in three runs. “My first at-bat, it was a line with one out. Peña said. “You have to show The long-ball barrage fastball away, and I tried to then homered for the sec- backed a strong outing by hit the ball away, and it just ond time, giving the first and play every day. Don’t Cub starter Matt Garza (4- kept going,” González said. baseman 16 homers, all think about tomorrow, 1 don’t think about yester- 6), who threw 7 ⁄3 innings, “The second was a mistake since May 3 — the most in allowing three runs on five on a changeup down and the National League over day. Just concentrate on hits. He struck out six and in.” that span. that game and see what did not issue a walk. González has 12 homers, Not to be outdone, happens.” The Daily Iowan - Iowa City, Iowa - Tuesday, June 28, 2011 - 9 MEDICAL APARTMENT EFFICIENCY / REAL ESTATE NURSING ASSISTANT Crestview Nursing and Rehab Center, West Branch, is accept- FOR RENT ONE BEDROOM PROFESSIONALS 415 S.VAN BUREN- ing applications for a full-time One bedroom, one bath, close Nursing Assistant. Certified to downtown campus. applicants or people currently $525, H/W paid. enrolled in the class are RCPM (319)887-2187. encouraged to apply. 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THE DAILY IOWAN TUESDAY, JUNE 28, 2011 The prime of Prime Time Anthony Hubbard leads his team to the No. 1 spot in the first Prime Time rankings of the summer. By SETH ROBERTS 3. Armstrong/Kroeger (1-2) [email protected] Armstrong/Kroeger coach The Prime Time League is Dan Ahrens wasn’t happy three games into its 25th sea- with Iowa sophomore Zach son, and The Daily Iowan McCabe when the Hawkeye breaks down the action to pro- showed up 45 minutes late for duce the first edition of its the team’s season-opener. weekly rankings. McCabe appears to be making amends, though. His produc- 1. Coach’s Corner/Two tion has increased in each of Rivers (3-0) the past two games; his scor- On two occasions this sum- ing jumped from 12 points in mer, Coach’s Corner/Two game two to 19 points in game Rivers has been scheduled to three, the second-best on the play in the North Liberty team. Community Center’s old gym. The squad had the bad luck On two occasions this sum- of opening the season with the mer, league Commissioner top two teams in the league, Randy Larson has been forced but it should be back over .500 to move the games to the next week after games against newer, bigger gym to accom- Monica’s/Pelling and McCur- modate the number of fans ry’s/Gatens. who flock to the facility to catch a glimpse of Anthony 4. McCurry’s/Gatens (1-2) Hubbard. Through three games this The Iowa small forward summer, Eric May has looked with the famous background like the player many thought has been superb — and is a he would be for the Hawkeyes large reason Coach’s Corner is last season. He’s scoring (26.3 No. 1 — but he has received points per game), rebounding plenty of help from a support- (5.0), and dishing out plenty of ing cast made primarily of assists (5.0). Northern Iowa players. Antho- He hasn’t had much help, ny James has scored 56 points though, and he’ll need more in two games, Chris Olivier consistent efforts from his sup- has been a steady presence in porting cast to have any the paint, and Chip Rank is chance to repeat as Prime heating up from 3-point range; Time champion. he has hit six of his last nine from behind the line. 5. Monica’s/Pelling (1-2) 2. Falbo’s/Culver’s (2-1) Monica’s/Pelling has been a classic case of good but not What a difference two play- good enough. ers can make. Offensively, the squad is one Falbo’s/Culver’s didn’t have of the better teams in the Matt Gatens or Melsahn league; its 99.7 points per Basabe in the season-opener game is second only to Coach’s and stumbled out to a 31-point Corner at 100.3. Defensively, loss to an offensively chal- though, Monica’s/Pelling is in lenged Ready Mix/Vinton the Prime Time cellar at 99 squad. The pair has played in points per contest. both the team’s two games The 0.7-point difference since then, though, and it’s no simply isn’t enough, as has coincidence that Falbo’s went been proven by two-straight ANTHONY BAUER/THE DAILY IOWAN from scoring just 65 points in close losses. Iowa’s Bryce Cartwright looks for an open teammate during the first half of a Prime Time game on June 21 in North Liberty. its first game to 96 and 112 Cartwright has played well in two games, but his team is 1-2 and earned a No. 6 ranking. points in its second and third. SEE RANKINGS, 8 POINT/COUNTERPOINT ‘Quiet Man’ leads by example How far will Marcus Coker’s humility and the U.S. go in maturity sets the standard for a young and World Cup? inexperienced Finals their way through the World Cup. offense. American soccer fans The reason is simple: The By SETH ROBERTS have every right to feel USA will play in — and will [email protected] embarrassed and disillu- probably win — the finals. sioned after the U.S. men’s Led by head coach Pia Marcus Coker is an team was humiliated by Sundhage, the team enters extremely bright guy, but Mexico in the Gold Cup the 2011 FIFA Women’s the astrophysics major final last weekend. World Cup in Germany as Those feelings will soon the No. 1 team in the world. doesn’t like to talk about disappear, though, as the his academics. American women work SEE WORLD CUP, 8 He’s carrying big expec- tations as Iowa’s No. 1 tail- back, but he doesn’t like to Tickets for ferent packages, and they can be FILE PHOTO/THE DAILY IOWAN purchased at hawkeyesports.com talk about that, either. Iowa’s Marcus Coker dives during the Iowa/Michigan State football game in Kinnick Stadium on Oct. 30, wrestling trials hit or iowacitytolondon.com. As far as anyone can 2010. Coker rushed 16 times for 40 yards in the 37-6 Hawkeye win. 4,000 The ticket packages include all- tell, the sophomore from session seats for children for $40, Beltsville, Md., doesn’t like He said he hasn’t course is causing him more our hearts out every The Iowa Athletics Department adults for $70, and VIPs for $175. to talk very much about approached being coach difficulty than his calculus game.” announced on Monday that The VIP package includes perks anything, period. Kirk Ferentz’s featured class. That mantra might approximately 4,000 tickets to the such as preferred seating, a park- “He’s a quiet guy, good running back any differ- Perhaps the most telling prove effective coming U.S. Olympic Wrestling trials have ing pass, a Dan Gable bobblehead guy,humble guy — he’s not ently from what he did answer he gave, though, from a player who will be been purchased since they first doll, and access to a lounge with just like that to the media,” when he was buried on the came when he was asked asked to shoulder a hefty went on sale on June 6. food and drink. offensive lineman Markus depth chart last summer about his expectations for amount of responsibility The trials will be held in Carver- The U.S. Olympic Committee has Zusevics said last week. — in fact, he said, he has- the upcoming season. on a young and largely Hawkeye Arena in April 2012; they also approved a ticket package for “His locker is next to mine, n’t thought about the “I expect us to come out unproven offense. will decide which athletes will rep- 2011-12 Iowa wrestling season-tick- [and] I know how he is. change at all, and he just there every day and every Coker enters the season resent the United States at the et holders, who can purchase an He’s not a guy to get a big wants to get better every game and give it our all,” as one of the few veterans 2012 Olympic Games in London. all-session pass when ordering head or anything.” day. Coker said. “I’m not going of offensive coordinator The arena, which will have com- their season tickets. The package That humility was The 6-0, 230-pound tail- to make any proclama- Ken O’Keefe’s attack, pleted a $43 million renovation, includes the bobblehead and a T- apparent when Coker back, who is taking two tions, like Big Ten champi- despite being a sophomore seats 15,000 people. shirt. addressed the press on classes this summer, said onships or anything, but I with only four starts under Tickets are available in four dif- his stress-management know we’re going to play — by Seth Roberts June 21. SEE FOOTBALL, 8